Are these the best chocolate bars in the world? We think so...

Mikkel Friis Holm looks like an artisan chocolate maker should - hefty, leather-aproned and genial - but there is nothing superficial about his skills. His bars are all but unimprovable in exquisite texture, flavour and appearance. Not cheap, but because he brings out every subtle nuance of the bean, each morsel is to be meltingly savoured. His 65% Nicaragua Dark Milk is to my mind the best bar of milk chocolate in the world. £12.95, cocoarunners.com